Our bodies produce the appetite suppressor leptin, when we sleep. At the same time, the body makes a lower level of appetite stimulant. We may consume more calories and carbohydrates when we miss sleep. Strokes, heart attacks, irregular heart beats and heart failure are more likely to happen if we don’t get our nightly dip in heart rate and blood pressure, said Dr. Nhung Nguyen, an internist with Our Lady of the Lake’s Primary Care Physicians Network. Lack of sleep will trigger stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol,  which increase heart rate and blood pressure during the day.

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